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17 Jun

2026

ES Speech

Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, peace, human dignity and respect for international law must be at the heart of the debates and conclusions of the European Council. We want peace in Ukraine and in the Middle East. But the road to peace will not be decided without Ukraine and also without the European Union, which is providing holistic and unwavering support with financial measures such as th…

17 Jun

2026

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

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Mr. Lenaers, did you think I could have been born in Kabul and be a woman? What do I mean by this? That you have to respect people who want to improve their lives. Yes, the return must be done, but it must be done with dignity, to safe places and with agreements, not as the right and the extreme right are proposing. So please have some dignity with the migrants. It is told by a son of migrants.…

11 Mar

2026

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Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 (debate)

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10 Mar

2026

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Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, with the report by my colleague Tobias Cremer we send a clear message to our Canadian friends who, as you have rightly said, are undoubtedly the most European people outside Europe. Now more than ever, in this troubled world, we need a closer and more dynamic relationship with Canada, an essential partner for the European Union both geopolitically and geo-economically. …

10 Feb

2026

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Spain’s large-scale regularisation policy and its impact on the Schengen Area and EU migration policy (debate)

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10 Feb

2026

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Spain’s large-scale regularisation policy and its impact on the Schengen Area and EU migration policy (debate)

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21 Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

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Madam President, Madam Vice-President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, dear Antonio, ladies and gentlemen, we are living in turbulent times. More than ever, the European Union must resolutely play a key role on the global geopolitical board. Faced with Trump and Putin and their respective European vassal political forces, we Europeanists must unite and rearm morally to defend the sovereignt…

17 Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Madam Minister, it is clear that the current tenants of the White House and the Kremlin and their other acolytes do not like the success of our European Union's model of peace, democracy and well-being. Faced with their aspirations to impose the law of the jungle, we have to rely fully on ourselves, on our values, acting with firmness and unity, but, above all, with …

21 Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear Maroš, housing is not just another market good, as the liberal and conservative forces are trying to put it. For us Spanish socialists, access to affordable and decent housing is a human right, enshrined in Article 47 of the Spanish Constitution, but also in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The housing crisis has spread across the European m…

7 Oct

2025

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden (debate)

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Madam President, welcome to the Prime Minister. Your speech was full of hope. Thank you for that. Madam President, Prime Minister, you are leading Luxembourg, a founding country that has always been at the heart of the European project. That heart must continue beating in the face of the forces that want to destroy the European Union, return to nationalism and the worst moments of the past. We Eur…

10 Sep

2025

EN Answer

State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, sorry, I can't answer because I didn't understand what he said.

10 Sep

2025

ES Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, Mrs von der Leyen, the Union is in a delicate state and you are at a crossroads: Either you continue to build Europe with the pro-European forces that supported your candidacy - and I hope Mr Weber will continue to do so - or you get carried away by those who want to dismantle the policies that you yourself proposed and that we have built together, such as the European Green Deal,…

9 Jul

2025

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EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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Mr President, Madam Minister, Commissioner, you must continue to negotiate firmly until the end. We are the largest trading bloc and the largest internal market in the world. With the United States we share values and a long history of cooperation, but cooperation does not mean submission. That is why we must have firm and credible countermeasures in place. If the negotiations fail, we also have t…

9 Jul

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26 June 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr President of the European Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the European project that was born after the Second World War and that has brought us to the current European Union is, above all, a peace project. That is why all financial, material and human efforts to strengthen our security and defence - which, remember, are European public goods - must be dedicated to …

18 Jun

2025

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Safeguarding the rule of law in Spain, ensuring an independent and autonomous prosecutor's office to fight crime and corruption (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen of the right and the far right: There is no point in this debate. Spain is a full democracy, one of the 24 recognised as such in the world, and has a consolidated rule of law, as the Commissioner said. That is why this debate, proposed by you and agreed by your European political groups, has no place in this House. Ladies and gentlemen, We are in St…

6 May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, the new American administration has placed us before a worrying and senseless trade war in which we all lose and in which inflation, unemployment and recession will win, if we do not stop them. Unilateralism, autocracy and poverty will break through. Commissioner, in these 90 days we must negotiate on an equal footing, with the certainty that it is the largest…

1 Apr

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 March 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear President, ladies and gentlemen, last Wednesday we celebrated the 68th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, with which we Europeans began our journey towards a common destiny, successfully sharing peace, security, democracy and social welfare. Now, the change in the White House has brought us to a turning point, what Habermas calls the moment of existential s…

11 Mar

2025

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European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

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Mr. Jaak Madison, thank you for your question. Since the first minute of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Spain's government has been with Ukraine. We will do everything necessary to bring about that lasting and just peace. We are with Ukraine, we will continue to be with Ukraine and we will put in place the means that need to be put in place. Do not worry that the Spanish socialist government is in i…

11 Mar

2025

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European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Mr President of the European Council, I begin by sending, on behalf of the Spanish Socialist delegation, our remembrance, support and affection to the families of the 11M victims. Ladies and gentlemen, war or peace? The Union is in an unthinkable dilemma a few years ago, especially for those of us who have not lived through the war. Disquiet is growing in our societi…

13 Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, after the kick that Trump has given to the world trade board, it is even more evident that we have to strengthen economic and political ties with the Mercosur countries, with which we also share values, principles, interests and culture. They are and must remain our allies and never the scapegoat for the contradictions of populists, as CETA once wa…

11 Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, do we want trade wars or trade agreements? Spanish socialists advocate multilateralism and international legality with a reformed and effective WTO: against the law of the strongest, cooperation, negotiation and firm defense of our interests. The trade wars advocated by the United States and China can be an opportunity for the European Union, let us trust ourselves. …

22 Jan

2025

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Prime Minister, welcome back to this House, I wish you progressive success in your Presidency. Ladies and gentlemen, the Union must position itself, more than ever, on the world map not only as an economic power, but also as a political actor that defends democracy, respect for human rights and international legality, against the model advocated by the far-right international. …

18 Dec

2024

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Need to ensure swift action and transparency on corruption allegations in the public sector to protect democratic integrity (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Mrs Montserrat, let us make things clear to this House and to the public: the only president of the government who had to leave office for corruption and was removed by the Congress of Deputies is called Mariano Rajoy and is a member of the Spanish People’s Party – by the way, a party that has been convicted of corruption by the Spanish justice system. Everything else i…

18 Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in this turbulent geopolitical and economic context, the European Union must be placed on the world map as a benchmark for peace, stability, democracy, social welfare and protection of the planet. To achieve peace – remember that we have two wars on our doorstep – the Union must be a political and diplomatic actor speaking with one voice and end…

28 Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the best way to celebrate this important anniversary is to act and invest. The most urgent thing is to invest in the fight against child poverty: almost 20 million children in the European Union – one in four – are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In addition to the material aspects, we must consider the lack of opportunities for educational, physical and socio-e…